Famous people · Pinckard
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pinckard
Donna D'Errico, born in Dothan, 10 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Pinckard yet. The best known of them is Big Mama Thornton, with articles in 39 languages. 294 towns across Alabama can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
22 mi
Big Mama Thornton
Best known
Big Mama Thornton
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pinckard’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pinckard
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dixie Howell
1912–1971American football and baseball player and coach
Katie Britt
born 1982United States Senator from Alabama since 2023
Big Mama Thornton
1926–1984American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pinckard and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Big Mama Thornton: Barbara Weinberg Barefield, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Britt: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna D'Errico: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Dderrico&action=edit&redlink=1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Mack Brown: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Moore: House Creative Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cain: Steve Paluch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Walker: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons